Abu Dhabi officially launched what will become the world’s largest independent solar power plant this week, and fittingly, it will be named Noor Abu Dhabi (or the Light of Abu Dhabi). Capable of producing 1,177 MW of electricity, the plant will surpass India’s plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, which opened last year and produces 648 MW. The […]

Lindsay Lohan shared a Ramadan message to mark the start of the holy month, and many are responding with happiness. Posting to Instagram and Twitter, the American celebrity shared a photo of herself in a long white dress with a red floral print. She included the hashtag “Happy Ramadan”. Ever since 2015, when the Mean […]

June 7, 2017, 1:45 pm

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Ramadan is the month of generosity and charity, as fasting allows us to realize how much we have and how little others have. It helps us understand the suffering and the pains of the poor and the needy and gives us a greater sense of responsibility towards others in general. Here is a glimpse of how […]

Ramadan values, principles and morals never change, but our habits, lifestyles and behaviors certainly do. Here’s what a typical Ramadan day in the life of a millennial looks like: The confusion brought by your morning alarm: is it the “yalla get up and go to work” alert or the “yalla get up and eat suhoor” […]

With the rise in anti-Islamic sentiment in the West and the often negative portrayal of Muslims in the media, many Muslims have gone the extra mile to remind the world that terrorists do not represent the faith in its true form. A photo that has recently gone viral serves as one of many great examples. The image, […]

The Saudi Arabian men’s national football team is facing heavy criticism for its players’ conduct during a match versus Australia on Thursday night. The match, which was hosted by Australia, saw the Saudi Arabian players fail to line up for a minute of silence in honor of the London attacks victims. The Saudi Arabian federation has since apologized for the incident in an official […]

GMB Akash, A bangladeshi photographer has been sharing stories of people from his home country, and this beautiful story about Idris went viral… Full transcript: I never told my children what was my job. I never wanted them to feel shame because of me. When my youngest daughter asked me what I did. I used […]

The question we always hear when a terrorist attacks in the name of Islam… We muslims are always told and pressured by our counter-parts that there is never anything done by us to condemn these attacks. But guess what there is. The problem is, when we condemn, nobody listens! Heera Hashimi, a muslim YouTuber, spent […]

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Police are searching for a white man after a Manchester student suffered excruciating burns in a horrifying acid attack. Manchester University business student Resham Khan, 21, and her cousin Jameel Muhktar, 37, were left with ‘life changing’ injuries after they were attacked in London. The pair had been celebrating Resham’s birthday on a visit to […]

Answering absurd questions and refuting ridiculous assumptions is second nature to Muslims living in non-Muslim communities, especially in the West. Insufficient representation and negative portrayals of Islam in the media often leaves many non-Muslims with little knowledge of basic Islamic teachings. This has given rise to Islamophobia, fueled hate crimes and asserted degrading stereotypes. But, on […]

How many times have you been asked questions about being Muslim, about Islam, about certain traditions you follow? There’s nothing wrong with asking questions, on the contrary curiosity can lead to productive conversations. But, when it comes to questions Muslims get asked … it’s a different story. Some questions are flat-out awkward and most of […]

It has been more than 25 day since a number of Palestinian prisoners started a hunger strike. And although Israeli police have vainly sought to discredit the campaign, releasing outdated footage that allegedly showed the campaign’s leader, Marwan Barghouthi, breaking fast in secret, it doesn’t look like neither the prisoners nor their supporters will relent anytime […]